# Dashboard objects and story points

*Tableau Data Analyst Study Guide · Create Content · Last updated October 29, 2026 · https://www.certifyforce.com/study-guide/tableau-data-analyst/create-content/dashboard-objects-and-story-points*

Pick the dashboard object a requirement needs and diagnose blank Image and Web Page objects (HTTPS, scripted SVGs, web view security), then size, format, update and present stories built from story points.

- Certification: Salesforce Tableau Data Analyst
- Exam section: Create Content
- Study guide: https://www.certifyforce.com/study-guide/tableau-data-analyst

**Official exam objective:**

> Create dashboards and stories: Combine sheets into a dashboard by using containers and layout options; Add objects (containers, images, text); Create stories using story points.

## What the exam expects

- Choose the dashboard object (Text, Image, Web Page, Blank, Navigation, Download, Extension, containers) that fits a stated requirement.
- Decide between Insert Image File and Link to Image, and diagnose an Image or Web Page object that shows no content.
- Size a story for its audience, fit a dashboard to it, and format captions, navigator and story text.
- Build, update and present story points in Tableau Desktop and on the web.

Basics are in the Desktop Foundations unit Dashboard layouts, device layouts and stories; containers, dashboard size and the Layout pane are in Dashboard size, layout containers and floating items.

Key terms:
- **Image object:** an inserted or web-linked image with fitting, click-through URL and alt text options.
- **Web Page object:** displays a target web page inside the dashboard.
- **Story point:** one sheet in a story's sequence.
- **Navigator:** the caption strip viewers use to step through story points.
- **Story toolbar:** appears over the navigator, with Revert, Update, Delete and Save as New.

## Key facts

| Fact | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Link to Image | Suggested for very large browser-viewed images and animated GIFs | [Create a Dashboard](https://help.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/dashboards_create.htm) |
| Web image URL | Must use the HTTPS prefix; otherwise use a Web Page object | [Create a Dashboard](https://help.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/dashboards_create.htm) |
| Scripted SVG | Blocked from loading for security reasons | [Create a Dashboard](https://help.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/dashboards_create.htm) |
| Text hyperlinks | Rich text with live hyperlinks works only on the web | [Create a Dashboard](https://help.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/dashboards_create.htm) |
| No protocol in a Web Page URL | HTTP is assumed | [Create a Dashboard](https://help.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/dashboards_create.htm) |
| Web view security | Help > Settings and Performance > Set Dashboard Web View Security (Desktop only) | [Create a Dashboard](https://help.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/dashboards_create.htm) |
| Fit dashboard to story | Dashboard Size drop-down, select the story | [Create a Story](https://help.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/story_create.htm) |
| Caption resize | Left, right or bottom border; all captions update | [Create a Story](https://help.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/story_create.htm) |
| Presentation Mode | Desktop toolbar; arrow keys step, Esc exits | [Create a Story](https://help.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/story_create.htm) |

## Check yourself

- Which dashboard object lets viewers go to another dashboard, sheet or story?
- When can the story sheet appear blank for an author on Tableau Cloud?
- Why should you pick the story size before building points?
- How do you delete a story point?

## Sources

- [Create a Dashboard](https://help.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/dashboards_create.htm)
- [Create a Story](https://help.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/story_create.htm)
- [The Story Workspace](https://help.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/story_workspace.htm)
- [Stories](https://help.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/stories.htm)

## About the full unit

The "Core concepts", "Exam traps" and "Worked scenario" sections of this unit, its 11 linked practice questions, and unlimited timed mock exams are included with the Tableau Data Analyst pack (USD $19): https://www.certifyforce.com/practice-exams